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29 CFR 1910.22(c): Access and egress. The employer must provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces. a) On or about June 25, 2024, in the Solid Department, the employer had not provided and ensured a safe means of access and egress to the far end of the chain deck conveyor across from their designated work stations. Employees were exposed to trip and fall hazards when climbing onto and walking on top of the running chain deck conveyor to get to the lumber boards that they could not reach from their workstations. b) On or about June 25, 2024, in the Solid Department, the employer had not provided and ensured a safe means of access and egress to chop saw #2, in that the employees had to climb onto and walk on the running chain deck conveyor feeding the chop saws to exit and access their designated chop saw #2 work station, exposing employees to trip and fall hazards. The Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc. DBA Graf Custom Hardwood was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.22(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1626768, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 4, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 838 Campbell Avenue, Portsmouth, OH 45662. The Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc. DBA Graf Custom Hardwood as previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.22(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1597921, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on July 20, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 838 Campbell Avenue, Portsmouth, OH 45662.